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Ashley Cegelski was honored at the 2018 Pathfinder Awards by Town of Hempstead Clerk Sylvia Cabana, left, and Town Supervisor Laura Gillen.
Lynbrook, East Rockaway women honored by Town of Hempstead officials
A Lynbrook High School senior and an East Rockaway resident were among 11 women recognized by the Town of Hempstead for their impact on the community through volunteer work, education and health services. They were presented with the 2018 Pathfinder Awards, in honor of Women’s History Month. more
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Finley Middle School students Anna Basil, left, and Kayla Recinos presented their project “The Compromise of the Nineteenth Amendment: Women’s Suffrage” to judges.
Finley students do National History Day
Glen Cove eighth-graders from R. M. Finley Middle School participated in the Regional Junior Division of National History Day on March 18. The students competed against hundreds of other students at … more
Jackie Brown, with a Henrietta Easter bunny. The giant confection is made in-house annually for the season.
Celebrating the women-owned businesses in Oceanside
Ninety-eight years have passed since women gained the right to vote in the United States. The decades-long fight for the recognition ended with the 19th Amendment becoming part of the U.S. … more
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Fifth grader Olivia Bellocco wrote the script for “The Time Machine,” an original play that celebrates the historic contributions of African-Americans throughout history.
Glen Head celebrates historic black figures with original play
Fourth and fifth grade members of Glen Head Elementary’s Dignity For All club have spent the last few weeks of the school year preparing for their performance of “The Time Machine,” an original … more
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The Plaza Theatre was scheduled to reopen on Memorial Day 1918 after an extensive construction that increased seating by 180 seats.
This week in Freeport – 100 Years Ago
EXTENSIVE CHANGES AT PLAZA THEATRE: Extensive construction was slated to take place to increase the size of the Plaza Theatre, as well as include amenities for the increased comfort of its patrons. … more
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Little girls, carrying homemade signs, left, chanted alongside adults at the city Women’s March.
Women’s history: past, present, future
Last year, Laura Curran made history on Long Island when she was elected as Nassau’s first female county executive. Around that same time, women across the country — in every sector from … more
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The first inauguration was held where the North Shore Historical Museum is today.
How Glen Cove became a city
The next step in Glen Cove’s becoming a city was the election of a mayor and City Council in late 1917. The candidates formed two slates – pro-city and anti-city candidates. The pro-city group … more
A view of the Oceanside triangle circa 1955-'56.
Oceanside class of 1960 historian hits 18-year milestone
Howie Levy estimates he hasn’t lived in Oceanside for at least 50 years. He left the community in 1966, and now the 75-year-old accountant lives in Las Vegas. Despite only spending 10 years of … more
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Co-hosts for a celebration of black history were Damary Mercado and Roderick Watson.
Nearly 100 attend Glen Cove Black History Month Celebration
This year’s Black History Month Celebration, held on Feb. 24, was a big success, with nearly 100 people attending. Hosted by former Glen Cove City Councilman Rod Watson and Maureen Damar it was … more
Strong women will not be silenced
When acclaimed poet and memoirist Maya Angelou described the makings of a great woman in her 1995 poem “Phenomenal Woman,” she wrote of a female spirit that . . . more
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